The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The Role:
Orient Street Short Breaks Respite Service is for children and adults with learning disabilities. It provides a safe, caring and stimulating living environment for children and young people with learning disabilities.
As a Team Leader your focus would be on providing person centered support in a safe and caring environment while also offering opportunities for resident’s to maximise their independence and engage in ordinary living and community life.
Your role will also be to develop and support Team members in their roles This includes the provision of personal care, domestic care, managing health and safety, implementing activities for residents and supervising team members. This is a fantastic opportunity for people first entering management or those that wish to develop their carer.
You will:
- Work as part of a team to provide person centred support in line with the individuals care and support plan this may include personal care such as supporting people to wash, bathe, dress, with eating and attending to toileting needs in an empowering and respectful and will undertake manual handling duties as required in accordance with individual care plans.
- Act as a key worker to clients as directed by senior staff, to liaise and maintain communication with carers, and other professionals within the Department and with external agencies.
- Maintain and update records including risk assessments, handling plans and management plans in an accurate and timely manner (paper and electronic) to support clients’ wellbeing and ensure clear handover and communication with colleagues and manager
- Effectively lead, coordinate and manage care and ancillary staff during a shift in providing care and support which responds flexibly to the needs of the client and the service.
- Take responsibility for the mentoring and development of staff including support supervision and appraisals
About You:
We are looking for a male or female with experience of supporting children and adults with learning disabilities and experience of developing and supporting staff to join our team as a Team Leader.
You will be required to work as part of a rolling rota where you will on average work 36 hours a week over 5 shifts working typically either 7:00 to 15:00 or 14:00 to 22:00 this is subject to variation and change
Post holders will hold a Level 4 Children’s Young People’s and Family Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard or equivalent education (approved by assessors) or be prepared to undertake this course on successful completion of their probation.
For an informal discussion about the role or for more information please contact the Manager Peter Lee – via peter.lee@southwark.gov.uk.
Additional salary details
Salary Range, Benefits and other information:
£35,298 - £41,346
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Recruitment timetable
Application deadline: Friday 11:59pm 25-5-2022
Assessment: W/C 30-5-2022
Interview W/C 6-6-2022
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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